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Solve the quadratic equation $-x^2+7x-10=0$

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Final Answer

$x=5,\:x=2$
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Step-by-step Solution

Problem to solve:

$-x^2+7x-10=0$

Specify the solving method

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Factor the trinomial by $-1$ for an easier handling

$-\left(x^2-7x+10\right)=0$
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Factor the trinomial $-\left(x^2-7x+10\right)$ finding two numbers that multiply to form $10$ and added form $-7$

$\begin{matrix}\left(-2\right)\left(-5\right)=10\\ \left(-2\right)+\left(-5\right)=-7\end{matrix}$
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Thus

$-\left(x^2-7x+10\right)=0$
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Factor the trinomial $\left(x^2-7x+10\right)$ finding two numbers that multiply to form $10$ and added form $-7$

$\begin{matrix}\left(-2\right)\left(-5\right)=10\\ \left(-2\right)+\left(-5\right)=-7\end{matrix}$
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Thus

$-\left(x-2\right)\left(x-5\right)=0$
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Simplify the product $-(x-2)$

$\left(-x+2\right)\left(x-5\right)=0$
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Break the equation in factors and set each equal to zero, to obtain

$x-5=0,\:-x+2=0$
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Solve the equation ($1$)

$x-5=0$
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We need to isolate the dependent variable $x$, we can do that by subtracting $-5$ from both sides of the equation

$x=5$
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Solve the equation ($2$)

$-x+2=0$
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We need to isolate the dependent variable $x$, we can do that by subtracting $2$ from both sides of the equation

$-x=-2$
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Multiply both sides of the equation by $-1$

$x=2$
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Combining all solutions, the $2$ solutions of the equation are

$x=5,\:x=2$

Final Answer

$x=5,\:x=2$

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Quadratic equations

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